Global Patent Index - EP 2733371 B1

EP 2733371 B1 20180110 - Rotor support structures including anisotropic foil bearings or anisotropic bearing housings and methods for controlling non-synchronous vibrations of rotating machinery using the same

Title (en)

Rotor support structures including anisotropic foil bearings or anisotropic bearing housings and methods for controlling non-synchronous vibrations of rotating machinery using the same

Title (de)

Rotorträgerstrukturen mit anisotropen Folienlagern oder anisotropen Lagergehäusen und Verfahren zur Steuerung von nichtsynchronen Schwingungen von Drehmaschinen damit

Title (fr)

Structures de support de rotor comprenant des paliers à feuilles anisotropes ou des logements de paliers anisotropes et procédés pour contrôler les vibrations non synchrones d'une machine tournante les utilisant

Publication

EP 2733371 B1 20180110 (EN)

Application

EP 13189161 A 20131017

Priority

US 201213680847 A 20121119

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2733371A1] Rotor support structures (400) including anisotropic foil bearings or anisotropic bearing housings (402) are provided for controlling non-synchronous vibrations of rotating machinery. The rotor support structure comprises a foil bearing (14) adapted to be disposed around a journal of a rotating rotor shaft and a bearing housing (402) disposed around the foil bearing (14), wherein one of the foil bearing (14) or the bearing housing (402) is configured to be anisotropic. The anisotropic foil bearing and anisotropic bearing housing exhibit a stiffness in a first support direction that varies in magnitude from that in a second support direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first support direction.

IPC 8 full level

F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 27/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F16C 17/024 (2013.01 - EP US); F16C 27/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F16C 33/02 (2013.01 - US); Y10T 29/49647 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

US 4262975 A 19810421 - HESHMAT HOOSHANG, et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2733371 A1 20140521; EP 2733371 B1 20180110; US 2014140645 A1 20140522; US 9109622 B2 20150818

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13189161 A 20131017; US 201213680847 A 20121119